Error after typing npm start

[dr2man]

I am new to MM, I just followed the directions closely to install Magic Mirror on my PC. I got to the section where I was typing npm start and I got an error: DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
‘DISPLAY’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Can anyone help?

[sdetweil]

@dr2man are you doing this on windows?

read the rest of the instructions

[dr2man]

Yes Windows 10, I have looked at the rest of the page. If there is something I am supposed to see can you point it out? I continue to get this: ‘DISPLAY’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
After running the npm start command.
Thanks

[dr2man]

I initially get these errors below:
C:\Users\ron_000>npm start
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path C:\Users\ron_000\package.json
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent Could not read package.json: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘C:\Users\ron_000\package.json’
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\ron_000\AppData\Local\npm-cache_logs\2024-02-02T23_48_46_079Z-debug-0.log

[sdetweil]

@dr2man said in Error after typing npm start:

After running the npm start command

and the doc is wrong

change to “node_modules…”
drop the

.\\

[sdetweil]

@dr2man said in Error after typing npm start:

C:\Users\ron_000>npm start
npm ERR! code ENOENT

you always have to be in the MagicMirror folder when issuing npm start
or other commands for MagicMirror

so,
cd MagicMirror
then
npm start

[dr2man]

@sdetweil Thank you so much for your help, I had surgery last week and recuperating, and I will be getting back to the project soon.

[sdetweil]

@dr2man no rush… whenever you get appropriate time. thanks for the update